posting poetic prose
24 Oct 2025 2 Comments
in quadrille Tags: Christ, light, love, shine, sparkle, spirit, Word
his spoken word
created light to shine
into chaotic darkness
God’s voice as big bang
trinity of love plays with clay
spark of divine – imago dei
his begotten Word
bursts into our world
starlight announces birth
recreated in Christ’s love
we sparkle, we shine
“… so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. “ (Philippians 2:15)
06 Oct 2025 10 Comments
in quadrille
what to wear october night
when costumed kids say boo?
could dress up as a purple cow
say “trick or treat” with mooo
or maybe hop up to the door
like zoot-suited kangaroo?
if costume’s too convincing
…you might do the boo in zoo!
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Writing quadrilles (44 words including “boo”) with De at dVerse poets 🙂
22 Sep 2025 27 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cheeks, cuddles, kisses, Maggie, preborn, rosebud
dear little Maggie,
we look forward to meeting you,
our newest granddaughter
in December; counting weeks
but not knowing exactly when.
as you form delicately
in your mother’s womb,
we pray for blood
and bone and soft-
petaled cheeks…
anticipation of cuddles and kisses!
❤ ❤ ❤
Lillian is hosting quadrilles at dVerse today…the word is “petal” 🙂
10 Sep 2025 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: deep, green, jade, lake, mountains, much
For dVerse poets pub where De hosts quadrilles with “much” finesse…
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doubt anyone could get
too much of muncho lake
in beautiful british columbia
although one could say its
sheen shines much too green;
deep water minerals display
way too cool shade of jade
stretching twelve kilometers
along alaskan highway, lake
mirrors mountain forest serenity
27 Aug 2025 9 Comments
in quadrille
my
little
brother
was three
when he
memorized
maurice’s
book about
wild things who
enjoyed a good
rumpus; now i read
to grandkids who
join with:
hoots and howls
grunts and growls
caws and claws
adding pent-up
sound effects
to rollicking
rampage of
pages
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A quadrille to join in the rumpus hosted by Kim at dVerse poets this week with credit to Maurice Sendak, author of children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are.
14 Jul 2025 22 Comments
in quadrille Tags: adventure, map, travel, turn
have you heard that “one
good turn deserves another”?
i concur; especially while
traveling, we agree (husband
and me) “there are no wrong turns
on vacation”; thanks to
global positioning systems
and map app which adeptly
reroute us as we discover
another alternate adventure!
We are on our way to Alaska with our pickup and camper…check out my post(s), “alaska or bust” for haiku and a few photos of our trip. Linking to dVerse Poets quadrille prompt.
02 Jun 2025 29 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cloud, depression, faith, helpless, midnight, mood
Lillian hosts dVerse poets pub where she’s serving quadrilles till sunrise.
dark cloud
gathers
over house,
heavy weight
of self-pity
settles in;
crawls into
bed with
depression to
brood sombre
mood;
unsettling
helpless inhabitants
who desire respite
but cannot
escape
shadow of
“woe-is-poor-me”
midnight feeling
…unless
faith dawns
miraculous
at sunrise.
24 Feb 2025 25 Comments
in quadrille Tags: batik, blue, cloth, dreams, dye, indigo
indigofera tinctoria
grows in exotic rhyme;
soaking leafy euphoria
creates true blue in time
beat limed water, oxidate
into beautiful navy froth;
overnight paste will precipitate
filtered through cotton cloth
add sugary schemes,
ferment in vat for
tie-dyed indigo dreams!
Lillian hosts Monday quadrilles at dVerse Poets on “indigo” theme. I found this website that describes process of making indigo dye.
27 Jan 2025 24 Comments
in quadrille Tags: camper, cold, home, snow birds, south, warm, wind
snow birds flee midwest
home for warmer climes
south but cool vortex dips
down to hitch a ride atop
their fifth-wheel camper;
wear winter coats to ward
off winds pushing against
leaf-stripped palms around
covered swimming pool…
Hint: no place like home ?!
Mish hosts quadrille prompt at dVerse: can you take a hint?
09 Dec 2024 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: door, love, sleep
try (fitfully)
to sleep; i’m
depleted from
preparations:
hop, shop, clean,
bake, make room
in “mama’s inn”
for (too late… or
too early?) arrival
so….. please (!)
don’t bang that
door (again) !!
yet, come & go,
and also know
you’re more
cherished
than sleep
to me .
My 44-word quadrille for dVerse as we end poetic year with a bang!
26 Nov 2024 11 Comments
in quadrille Tags: Emmanuel, holidays, merry, relatives, shopping
Linking with Lisa and dVerse poets for quadrilles at the pub!
for some people,
holidays may mean
over-the-top sumptuous
feast with relatives
for others, it’s a
shopping frenzy of
over-the-top frivolous
spending with credit
for all us mortals,
let holy days celebrate
over-the-top gracious
presence, Emmanuel:
God With Us!
a poem in my pocket 
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